Portland to Nelson 26th October 2025

 Bit of a lie in, no rush really to leave.

Funny story… as our arrival back to Victoria House was unplanned, the hosts of the accommodation, Mandy and John had planned to be away for the weekend. Cut a long story short, Mandy let us know where the extra supplies were tea bags, biccy’s, milk etc so we could replenish. She set the fire ready for us and we essentially had the old house to ourselves. Very nice.

Anyhoo, that’s why there was no rush to leave as long as we lock up behind us.

First stop of course, twelvefold for coffee and a toastie today.

Heading out of Portland towards a seal colony just past the Bridgewater cafe and yep, everything we are seeing to day is also on the GSWW.





Walking along the cliffs was always going to be a highlight, something about untamed ocean smashing on cliffs and what forms can be created  always fascinates me. These formations are called the Petrified Forest and are truly stunning, of course nothing to do with trees as it is limestone.






As we head towards Nelson we come across the Tarragal cave system and yes the GWSS camp is just around the corner. The cave is a bit eerie and giving big Picnic at Hanging Rock vibes




Another 30 minutes or so as we’re driving the dirt roads to Nelson ( just wanted to avoid the highway as we’d already driven that) we arrive in Nelson. Somewhat busier than it was last time we visited.  Booked into our little room which is lovely.

We spent the afternoon visiting the estuary and the beach. Again this the beach we were going to be walking in our second week, it’s beautiful 






Back to the pub for some dinner and we were lucky enough to witness open mic afternoon with the local Nelson talent.

Little walk after dinner then retreating to our room for an early night.

Big day of driving tomorrow, we’re going home. I think that just what we want to do at this stage.

I will finish the blog today, I hope you’ve had a bit of fun sharing this ( very short) adventure with us.



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